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Let Joy Reign Supreme (Que Le Fete Commence) (Country: France; Year: 1975; Director: Bertrand Tavernier; Writer: Jean Aurenche, Bertrand Tavernier; Stars: Philippe Noiret, Jean Rochefort, Jean-Pierre Marielle, Christine Pascal, Alfred Adam, Jean-Roger Caussimon, Gérard Desarthe, Michel Beaune, Monique Chaumette, François Dyrek, Jean-Paul Farré, Nicole Garcia, Raymond Girard, Jacques Hilling, Bernard Lajarrige)
An exploration of power politics in the court of the Regent Philippe of Orleans in 1719.
Olivia (Country: France; Year: 1951; Director: Jacqueline Audry; Stars: Edwige Feuillère, Simone Simon, Marie-Claire Olivia)
In a girls' finishing school, new girl Olivia quickly falls under the spell of the beguiling Julie but her declaration of undying love increases tensions in an already fraught household.
Summer Light (Lumière d'été) (Country: France; Year: 1942; Director: Jean Grémillon; Stars: Madeleine Renaud, Pierre Brasseur, Madeleine Robinson, Paul Bernard, Georges Marchal, Marcel Lesvesque)
At a small inn in a mining area of Provence, a young woman finds herself involved with three men.
Z (Country: France, Algeria; Year: 1969; Director: Costa-Gavras; Writer: Vasilis Vasilikos, Jorge Semprún, Costa-Gavras; Stars: Yves Montand, Irene Papas, Jean-Louis Trintignant, François Périer, Jacques Perrin, Charles Denner, Pierre Dux, Georges Géret, Bernard Fresson, Marcel Bozzuffi, Julien Guiomar, Magali Noël, Renato Salvatori, Habib Reda, Clotilde Joano)
Political thriller.
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